Kids

Naughty photos can lead to lasting consequences. Instagram helps teens avoid mistakes with warnings, blurs, and support when things go wrong.

Santa's coming! Discover fun ways for kids to get updates on his preparations and track his journey on Christmas Eve with your phone, Alexa, and Google devices.

Logitech’s Zone Learn headset is designed for kids, with a comfortable fit and durable construction, and is tuned so that they can hear voices clearly.

For homeschooling or supplementing your child's classes, these 14 sites and apps are our go-to places for high-quality educational lessons and activities.

You don’t have to spend a bundle to find a fun tech gift, even at the last minute.

The most-wanted tech gifts are all about screens: laptops, smartphones, televisions, tablets, and wearables. We have great options in these categories and more.

While Apple made a big show of updating privacy protections for adults, for parents these new protections for kids may be even more important.

The Oral-B GENIUS X toothbrush doesn't just brush your teeth — it monitors your brushing habits and teaches you to brush better.

A study of 11,000 children over the next decade will answer questions on the long-term impact of screen time on our kids, but there are already some interesting findings.

Our favorite Alexa games range from trivia games to logic puzzles to choose your own adventure stories to action-adventure games. There's something for every family member.

Whether your kids are using your home WiFi or your carrier's cellular network, there are tools that let you monitor and restrict screen time. 

There are no worries about screen addiction with this screen-free LTE device that lets you track and talk to your kids.

The YouTube Kids app has had problems with inappropriate content slipping by their algorithms, but now it offers better tools to restrict what your child watches.

Personalize your Alexa-enabled device with your own apps, including interactive stories, flashcards, and apps to help the sitter care for your child or pet. 

 We sifted through masses of toys to find the most clever and innovative, the ten most worthy of a Techlicious Best of Toy Fair honor and your hard-earned dollars.

You don’t have to spend a bundle to find a fun gift, even at the last minute.

The Last Jedi will hit cinemas in December, but it's never too early to start preparing for your (cinematic) journey to that galaxy far, far away. 

From tablets to graphing calculators, give your child the best start on the school year with these tech products.

Using a simple, entertaining robotic ball called SPRK+, Sphero Edu teaches kids of all ages the foundations of coding.

Want to know what the best new toys will be this year? We scoured the floors at Toy Fair and found ten worthy of our coveted Best of Toy Fair awards.

The latest from Lego lets kids build just about anything and then teach it to move and play.

It’s easy to please a Star Wars fan when you choose one of these fun galactic gadgets.

These fun and useful spy gadgets will have you feeling like an international agent in no time.

 Crayola's Imaginables are custom-designed stuffed animals based on your children's artwork.

These new toys teach kids about electricity and circuitry—and even help them build their own gadgets!

There were a ton of really great toys on display at Toy Fair this year. Here are our must-haves for kids of all ages.

A few simple steps can block your child from viewing inappropriate content on an iPhone and other iOS devices.

The servers of VTech's Learning Lodge app store were hacked in mid-November, exposing personal information of 5 million parents and 200,000 children.

Control your kids' screen time with Circle with Disney, a $100 device that gives you control over every app and device your kids are using.

Activision goes beyond characters with the latest edition of Skylanders, Skylanders SuperChargers, adding a variety of vehicles explore and race through Skylands. 

The DISH Anywhere site now contains Parental Guides with age ratings and content warnings (language, violence, consumerism, etc.) and analysis.

The LeapFrog Epic is a 7-inch Android-based tablet with safe browsing, parental controls and a removable safety bumper for younger kids.

Keeping up with the latest slang can be a challenge, especially with texting teens inventing new words every day. Here's a guide to the latest in trendy terms.

LeapFrog Imagicards teach kids math and language skills by way of scannable trading cards featuring PAW Patrol and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Sunset doesn't mean the end to fun. These new light-up toys are our top picks for evening playtime for the kids.

Kart Kingdom allows kids aged 6 to 9 the ability to explore, cooperate with others and learn in a safe, controlled and free online game environment.

If jigsaw puzzles and crafting projects are feeling a little stale in your house, we've got a new rainy day project: HEXBUG VEX Robotics Ant.

The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has released a study and video showing the real-life dangers of distracted driving by teens.

The new Hello Barbie doll from Mattel is drawing criticism from parents over the fact that it transmits conversations with kids over the web.

Waze has partnered with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to integrate real-time AMBER alerts into the mapping app.

The Hexbug Aquabot Remote Control Angelfish swims around your home aquarium just like a real pet fish — minus the maintenance hassle and feedings.

The Hasbro Bladebuilders Jedi Master Lightsaber set lets kids design and create their own futuristic weapon straight out of the Star Wars universe.

All-you-can-read e-book service Scribd has added over 10,000 past and present comics (Archie, X-Men, Thor, Ninja Turtles) to its library.

A new Illinois cyberbullying law compels parents to surrender the social networking passwords of their children at the request of school officials.

The Personal Data Notification and Protection Act would create a national 30-day standard for alerting victims of data breaches.

The new, colorful Skechers Game Kicks sneakers for boys and girls come with a Simon-like flashing light memory game built in.

The FCC voted to approve a 16 cent per month hike in the E-rate fee, raising an extra $1.5 billion for school and library Internet projects.

Google has agreed to refund $19 million to victims of unauthorized Android in-app purchases made by minors through a simple-to-use Google Play form.

Girl Scout troop members can now create their own personalized cookie sales pages to take online orders and process credit cards.